I'm going to try to run a fantasy league here at F1 if there is enough interest. It's not going to be the typical pick a number of drivers, manufacturer, etc. though. I'll open it up to either 8 or 10 teams (probably 10), and we will have a draft. There will be two rounds for the draft, and each owner will get 2 drivers. The draft order will be a random drawing that I'll do if/when the league fills up. The person who picks 1st overall will also have the last pick (either 16th or 20th depending on how many teams). For those thinking whoever gets Hamilton or Rosberg will dominate, this will keep it much more fair. It'll look something like this if there are 10 teams.

The driver who wins the race will get 22 points, second place driver will get 21, and so on and so forth. There will be bonus points for podium finishes as well as starting the race 1-10 on the grid. Once again, I'm not going to weight the points too heavily at the top because teams with Hamilton, Rosberg, and Vettel will run away with the competition because of qualifying and podium finishes. However, those things do deserve a little bonus. I'll figure out bonus points in the near future, but I imagine it will be something like 4 points for a win, 2 points for finishing 2nd and 3rd, and 1 point for starting 1-10 on the grid. Also, there will be a penalty (3-5 points probably) for retiring/not finishing a race.

A lot of things can be worked out, but I think this fantasy league could be pretty fun. It'll definitely be different than the typical fantasy racing game. If you're interested, let me know and we'll get the league filled up and get ready for the draft!

Just doing some calculations and I'm really curious as to whether anyone picking outside the top 3/4 can actually win. Bonus points being handed out for success (i.e. podiums, good qualifying, that sort of stuff) is only going to mean those at the top will score more points and further distance them from the rest. It would be interesting to take four/five races from last season and apply that points system and see what the balance is like. Although to be honest I'm not sure how you can then bring up the scoring for those lower down on the grid; that would be the biggest challenge.

I don't think it guarantees one of the first three or four to draft will win it because of how I staggered the points. Sure, the guy who gets Hamilton is going to be off to a pretty good start, but they're also going to have the #20 pick which won't get them much. Technically the guy who has the 10th and 11th picks should score about the same amount of points as the guy who gets the 1st and 20th picks. I may decrease the points awarded for a win to 2 and a podium to 1. That should keep things a little closer.

It works like any other fantasy league though. If you pick a guy after 10 and he has a great season, you're probably going to be in great shape. Or if you pick a guy in the top 6 or 7 and he has a poor season, you're going to struggle. It's all a gamble for sure.

One thing that does sound interesting is giving drivers who are drafted 11th-20th double the points for winning a race and getting a podium. They may earn 4 points for a win and 2 for a podium. That should spice things up a little. It'll be more for me doing the scoring, but it may even it out a little.

Edit: Since we have 9, I'll go ahead and do a random drawing for the draft order. I'll just put "random" in for the 10th member, so that person will already have a spot when they sign up.

Well, I'm sure it would absolutely shock everyone if I don't go for Hamilton... but considering I'm probably going to get saddled with Rio Haryanto for my #2, I'm not feeling cheeky enough to pick anyone else.

Can you put together a list of the rules as is so far? I think DNF shouldn't be any more than -3..does classified but DNF count as a DNF?

I was thinking there should be bonus points for drivers out-performing their team-mates by a certain margin by the end of the year. With 21 races, if your driver beats their team-mate 11-10, there are no bonus points, but if they were 13-8, 5 bonus points, 15-6, 10 bonus points, etc. This could apply to quali and race.

I just wanted to try something different from the normal F1 Fantasy games. I'm going to finalize the rules and post them in the next day or two. It's free and harmless, so if the first year isn't perfect, it can be modified for next season. I definitely don't have enough time to do all the scoring ideas I've read. I want it to be something I can score easily and get updated shortly after races.

I just wanted to try something different from the normal F1 Fantasy games. I'm going to finalize the rules and post them in the next day or two. It's free and harmless, so if the first year isn't perfect, it can be modified for next season. I definitely don't have enough time to do all the scoring ideas I've read. I want it to be something I can score easily and get updated shortly after races.

That's fine - I think we would all prefer something that is easier for you to update than something so complex we never actually hear from you again

This may also not come as much of a surprise, but I'll take Sebastian Vettel for my first pick. Provided Ferrari is close this year, it seems the best way to go. Considering that I'll be second last in the next round, gambling on the first round pick seems inadvisable.

Okay, here is a set of scoring for the league. Hopefully I'll cover everything. This is the first season of this kind of league here, so I have no idea how things are going to work out in the end. If we can't get another member, we may have to decrease the league to 8 teams. I'd rather just get a 10th member, but we'll see how it goes. We don't have much time at this point, so we need to get things going.

Okay, here is a set of scoring for the league. Hopefully I'll cover everything. This is the first season of this kind of league here, so I have no idea how things are going to work out in the end. If we can't get another member, we may have to decrease the league to 8 teams. I'd rather just get a 10th member, but we'll see how it goes. We don't have much time at this point, so we need to get things going.

If a driver does not finish, he'll get the points for the position he finished. He'll just get a -2 on top of that. If a driver doesn't start, he'll get last-place points plus the -2. If a driver is replaced by another driver before the race, the points will be transferred to that driver.

I'll PM jezza to see if we can get going. If we don't get a 10th team, I'll just pick for that team as well for the sake of finishing. If we end up getting another owner, they can have that spot. If this league has any life left, we'll have to get rolling quick.